LYS President Sophie Bridger sorts through over four hundred letters from young people in favour of marriage equality
Liberal Youth Scotland today continued our drive for marriage equality, with the delivery of over four hundred personally signed letters from young people to their MSPs. The signatories call on MSPs directly to support equal marriage in any Scottish Parliamentary vote.
Sophie Bridger, President of Liberal Youth Scotland, said:
“Everyone should have the right to marry the person they love. It’s a matter of simple human fairness. The hundreds of young people who’ve joined our campaign to write to MSPs show that the future is bright for LGBT people in Scotland.”
“MSPs need to show courage in the face of scaremongering and stand up for what’s right.”
The direct appeal to MSPs is just the latest step in our ongoing campaign. Liberal Youth Scotland previously protested outside the office of John Mason MSP, after he stoked homophobic fears by falsely claiming that religious organisations would be forced to perform same sex marriage ceremonies. Last year, a motion tabled by Liberal Youth Scotland made marriage equality the stated policy of the Scottish Liberal Democrats, resulting in a commitment being included in the party’s 2011 manifesto.
Commenting, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie MSP said:
Willie Rennie MSP joins LYS members in presenting the letters to MSPs
“Liberal Youth Scotland should be congratulated on their efforts in highlighting how important the campaign for equal marriage is. I am pleased that so many people have responded to their campaign, showing the will for change in society.”
“I want Scotland to be one of the most fair and progressive places in the world. Extending marriage equality to all is a really important part of that. I look forward to working constructively with the all the groups involved who want to see this change in Scotland as we enter the next stage of the debate.”
